About block 968,512
Bitcoin block 968,512 was mined by WhitePool on September 25, 2026 at 5:58 AM UTC, 2 min 7 s after block 968,511. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,773 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 968,512 is number 833 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,183 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,488 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. WhitePool found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,348 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.